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Jibult I've also drove rolling before, basically spent the whole roll behind the wheel of the car. That was hella fun! I realize it definitely wasn't the most responsible thing to do but it wasn't a very high dose and I just had a blast riding around blazing with my friends bumpin tunes. Again, I dont recommend anyone try this :P


I swear, man, I felt like I was in Gran Turismo. I was envisioning it so much that I could've sworn I had a little race track showing my progress chillin' in the bottom corner of my windshield. The shit was unreal.
 
I moved from Tx to Oregon recently and me and my brother blazed bowl after bowl the whole 4 day drive here. The only sketchy part of it was driving through a snowstorm at the top of some mountains in Utah. 70 mph down skinny ass mountain roads with so much snow you can barely see the side of the road while stoned, pretty intense. Driving while stoned is absolutely fine, as long as you're not freaking out about it. Made that 4 day drive seem like no time at all too.

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Ya normally I get pretty down if I end up driving all day and wasting using gas. Driving became so ridiculously fun though. I enjoyed every turn and every pass.
 
Two decades of research show that marijuana use may actually reduce driver accidents.

The effects of marijuana use on driving performance have been extensively researched over the last 20 years. All major studies show that marijuana consumption has little or no effect on driving ability, and may actually reduce accidents. Here's a summary of the biggest studies into pot use and driving.

A 1983 study by the US National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) concluded that the only significant affect of cannabis use was slower driving - arguably a positive effect of driving high.

A comprehensive 1992 NHTSA study revealed that pot is rarely involved in driving accidents, except when combined with alcohol. The study concluded that "the THC-only drivers had an [accident] responsibility rate below that of the drug free drivers." This study was buried for six years and not released until 1998.

A 1993 NHTSA study dosed Dutch drivers with THC and tested them on real Dutch roads. It concluded that THC caused no impairment except for a slight deficiency in the driver's ability to "maintain a steady lateral position on the road." This means that the THC-dosed drivers had a little trouble staying smack in the center of their lanes, but showed no other problems. The study noted that the effects of even high doses of THC were far less than that of alcohol or many prescription drugs. The study concluded that "THC's adverse effects on driving performance appear relatively small."

A massive 1998 study by the University of Adelaide and Transport South Australia examined blood samples from drivers involved in 2,500 accidents. It found that drivers with only cannabis in their systems were slightly less likely to cause accidents than those without. Drivers with both marijuana and alcohol did have a high accident responsibility rate. The report concluded, "there was no indication that marijuana by itself was a cause of fatal accidents."

In Canada, a 1999 University of Toronto meta-analysis of studies into pot and driving showed that drivers who consumed a moderate amount of pot typically refrained from passing cars and drove at a more consistent speed. The analysis also confirmed that marijuana taken alone does not increase a driver's risk of causing an accident.

A major study done by the UK Transport Research Laboratory in 2000 found that drivers under the influence of cannabis were more cautious and less likely to drive dangerously. The study examined the effects of marijuana use on drivers through four weeks of tests on driving simulators. The study was commissioned specifically to show that marijuana was impairing, and the british government was embarrassed with the study's conclusion that "marijuana users drive more safely under the influence of cannabis."

According to the Cannabis and Driving report, a comprehensive literature review published in 2000 by the UK Department of Transportation, "the majority of evidence suggests that cannabis use may result in a lower risk of [accident] culpability."

The Canadian Senate issued a major report into all aspects of marijuana in 2002. Their chapter on Driving under the influence of cannabis concludes that "Cannabis alone, particularly in low doses, has little effect on the skills involved in automobile driving."

The most recent study into drugs and driving was published in the July 2004 Journal of Accident Analysis and Prevention. Researchers at the Dutch Institute for Road Safety Research analyzed blood tests from those in traffic accidents, and found that even people with blood alcohol between 0.5% and 0.8% (below the legal limit) had a five-fold increase in the risk of serious accident. Drivers above the legal alcohol limit were 15 times more likely to have a collision. Drugs like Valium and Rohypnol produced results similar to alcohol, while cocaine and opiates showed only a small but "not statistically significant" increase in accident risk. As for the marijuana-only users? They showed absolutely no increased risk of accidents at all.

LINKS AND REFERENCES

1983 National Highway Transportation Safety Administration study: Stein, AC et al., A Simulator Study of the Combined Effects of Alcohol and Marijuana on Driving Behavior-Phase II, Washington DC: Department of Transportation (1983) http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabi...s_myth12.shtml

1992 National Highway Transportation Safety Administration study: The Incidence and Role of Drugs in Fatally Injured Drivers, by K.W. Terhune, et al. of the Calspan Corp. Accident Research Group in Buffalo, NY (Report # DOT-HS-808-065) www.drugsense.org/tfy/nhtsa1.htm

1993 National Highway Transportation Safety Administration study: Marijuana and actual Driving Performance, By Hindrik WJ Robbe and James F O'Hanlon. Institute for Human Psychopharmacology, University of Limburg http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabi...driving4.shtml

1998 University of Adelaide and Transport South Australia study: www.ukcia.org/research/driving4.html

1999 University of Toronto Study, Marijuana Not a Factor in Driving Accidents: newsandevents.utoronto.ca/bin/19990329a.asp

2000 UK Transport Research Laboratory study on Cannabis and Driving: www.mapinc.org/newscc/v00/n1161/a02.html

2000 UK Department of Transportation's Cannabis and Driving report: http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/group...ty_504567.hcsp

2002 Report of the Special Senate Committee on Illegal Drugs http://www.parl.gc.ca/37/1/parlbus/c...ol1part4-e.htm

July 2004, Journal of Accident Analysis and Prevention, Psychoactive substance use and the risk of motor vehicle accidents. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q..._uids=15094417

For a less scientific and more amusing study of the combination of drugs and driving, go here: http://www.techno.de/mixmag/intervie..._on_drugs.html

A BETTER WAY TO TEST

Performance testing is better than drug testing Cannabis Culture, January 2005 cannabisculture.com/articles/4130.html

Alternatives to Drug Testing: Performance testing Non-testers List www.nontesterslist.com/nontesters/ptest.html

Performance testing can add an extra measure of safety HR Magazine, February 1996 http://www.findarticles.com/p/articl...41/ai_18159115

An Alternative to Drug Testing Inc Magazine, April 1995 www.inc.com/magazine/19950401/2235.html

MEDIA REPORTS ON "DRUGGED DRIVING" LAWS

UK Launches Drug Driving Tests Daily Telegraph, December 22, 2004 www.mapinc.org/ccnews/v04/n1821/a02.html

Drug Office Out To Convince Teens Pot Impairs Driving Lexington Herald-Leader, December 3, 2004 www.mapinc.org/ccnews/v04/n1726/a05.html

Growing danger: Drugged driving USA Today, Oct 21, 2004 http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...-driving_x.htm

Zero-tolerance drugged driving law doing the job The Daily Press, July 8, 2004 www.mapinc.org/ccnews/v04/n977/a05.html

Lawmakers Aiming for 'Zero Tolerance' Of Pot-Smoking Drivers The Athens News, May 5, 2004 www.mapinc.org/ccnews/v04/n683/a02.html

Drugged Driving Statutes Pushed Boston Globe, March 21, 2004 www.mapinc.org/ccnews/v04/n464/a02.html

New Legislation To Allow Police To Conduct Roadside Tests for Drug Impaired Drivers Ottawa Citizen, February 23, 2004 www.mapinc.org/ccnews/v04/n319/a07.html

Too Many One Toke Over Line, Police Say Globe and Mail, February 1, 2003 www.mapinc.org/ccnews/v03/n173/a01.html

Drug Czar, Prohibition Establishment Seek 'Zero Tolerance' for 'Drugged Driving' The week online with DRCNet, November 22, 2002 www.mapinc.org/ccnews/v02/n2157/a04.html

British Police Plan New Drug Tests For Drivers Reuters, August 3, 2000 www.mapinc.org/ccnews/v00/n1105/a12.html

Marjiuana Report Too Hot Too Handle Australian Broadcasting Corporation, October 1998 http://www.norml.org.nz/Marijuana/Dr...htm#abc981014b

"Steer Clear of Pot" Media Campaign US Office of National Drug Control Policy www.mediacampaign.org/steerclear/index.html

http://www.cannabisculture.com/news/driving
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Some interesting links to read there, for me driving stoned is okay, but not too stoned it's common sense really. =D Some of the links have gone, took this from another forum I frequent, food for thought though.
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I don't think driving stoned is like driving while under the influence of other substances. During the peak of my high or when I'm really stoned I don't like to drive, but usually I can.
 
Drugs affect everyone differently.

If it is dangerous for few, then it should be dangerous for all. Just to be safe.


I know of a few people who can function perfectly well on rye. Doesnt make it safe for everyone though.
 
I agree, also like I said it depends how high I am. There are times where I know I am not in a condition to drive and will wait till my high goes down.
 
The only time I freak out when I'm driving high is if someone is tailgating me (I smoke on backstreets in the wooded areas and they're usually one lane, but deserted), and especially when it looks like a cop car.

I smoke then drive, I smoke and drive at the same time, none of it makes a difference. I drive slower and passively, as opposed to my speedy, aggressive driving when I'm sober.
 
don't focus on the fact that you are high, but that can be hard given weed's paranoia factor. so, if it really is a difficult thing for you (or anyone), then just don't drive when you're high.

i abstained from driving while high for my first year or so of smoking weed. after that, i gradually began allowing myself to drive to friends' houses in my neighborhood. then to the 7/11. then downtown. and now i have no qualms about driving while high.

like anything else, it just takes gradual immersion and practice.
 
haha, cops DO care. especially dependent on which state you are in. such as texas. in dallas making a little swerve can result in a cop tailing you for 5 minutes to see if youre fucked up. seems to be my case anyway. if they smell pot they will put your ass under arrest and search your car before you even know whats going on

im not gonna say i dont drive high because i do, but its obviously the safer choice not to in the first place
 
http://cannabisnews.com/news/14/thread14786.shtml

fuckin government. I couldn't find the High times article where i originally read about this, but they are making them, and soon they'll be using them....horrible.

probably something like this...
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Do not consent to taking one of those tests. Unless you are in a whackjob state like Illinois where you lose your license for refusing to take a breathalizer (they will probably do the same for these eventually).
 
I tend to usually hallucinate from pot. So its not a great idea. Sure its tempting and fun. I only drive high when I have to. Like the other night we were drinking and smoking and I drove home, watching the speedometer, watching for cops. That's all I watch when I'm driving impaired. Well and the road. I just watch my speed and for cop cars extra. I prefer to drive high in the day rather than night. I'm afraid I'm more likely to get pulled over at night.
 
I find that sometimes, my driving is just a little sloppy when I'm stoned, but pretty much only if I'm pretty baked and my eyes are really irritated and its hard to see. But then, I have a lot of practice smoking and driving, my friends and I like to drive around on the backroads and smoke bowls. I also frequently smoke while driving on the interstate to college and back home on the occasional weekend. That is a bit iffy, I have swerved just a tad from not keeping my eyes on the road, but no accidents yet. I've gotten into 3 accidents when I was sober, and none when I've been high. And I drive stoned considerable more often than I do sober; if that tells you anything.

With a little experience; I remember my driving was considerably worse when I was first driving stoned, you will do just fine driving high. Most of the time when I'm stoned I'm driving 5-10 under the speed limit, just chilling driving where ever, not rushing to be places like I usually am. Pretty sure I drive safer when I've just smoked a little bit to relax myself.
 
I can drive perfectly fine when I'm high but if I'm really blazed I know I shouldn't/can't. I also prefer my bike over the car for blazed transportation.
 
I have learned a lot of stuff over the past decade while driving high.
1. don't drive high if you don't have to. (although I personally would rather be when driving)
2. Know where you are going and any roads that are less populated by police and general public. so as not to endanger anyone but yourself.
3. If you have anything illegal on you or any passengers, leave it if possible. If not, carry some liquid like bottled water or lemonade. just in case you have to swallow something.
There is much more, but i'm really high right now, and really don't feel like writing much more.
 
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